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The Red Queen
The Red Queen | Margaret Drabble
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Barbara Halliwell, on a grant at Oxford, receives an unexpected package-a centuries-old memoir by a Korean crown princess. An appropriate gift indeed for her impending trip to Seoul, but Barbara doesn't know who sent it. On the plane, she avidly reads the memoir, a story of great intrigue as well as tragedy. The Crown Princess Hyegyong recounts in extraordinary detail the ways of the Korean court and confesses the family dramas that left her childless and her husband dead by his own hand. When a Korean man Barbara meets at her hotel offers to guide her to some of the haunts of the crown princess, Barbara tours the royal courts and develops a strong affinity for everything related to the princess and her mysterious life. Barbara's time in Korea goes quickly, but captivated by her experience and wanting to know more about the princess, she wonders if her life can ever be the way it was before.
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AshleyHoss820
AshleyHoss820
The Red Queen | Margaret Drabble
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Mehso-so

I was fairly interested in the first part of this book, about the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince Sado‘s tragic tale, especially since the majority of it is true. But it never really has that punch. And it didn‘t interweave with the second part, which I waffled about the entire time I was reading it. This one fell short, for me. I didn‘t HATE it, but I coulda died without reading it... 😊😊😊 160/1,001 #1001Books #ReadingRainbow

BarbaraBB One day I‘ll read it but I am in no hurry! 5y
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Yeah, no rush...😂😄 It was an easy read, but my attention drifted off and on. The main character in Part 2 shares your first name! 😄😄😄 5y
BarbaraBB Have you read that other one on the list, by Drabble?
[tagged book]The Radiant Way
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AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB Not yet, but now I‘m nervous! 😂😄 5y
BarbaraBB Me too. I haven‘t read that one either. It‘s been on my shelves for years 🤣 5y
AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB If you end up reading it before I do, let me know what you think! 😄😄😄 5y
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Miss_Kim
Miss_Kim
The Red Queen | Margaret Drabble
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Just starting this book (with an incredibly beautiful cover), for #ReadAroundtheWorld #Korea is the country we‘re reading for the month of #June . This book is also written by my 'author for the year' Margaret Drabble, so I am hitting two birds with one stone 😁

Miss_Kim @JenP 6y
AshleyHoss820 I started this one too! I‘m on Part 2, at the moment! I‘m enjoying more than I thought I would, after glancing at some reviews on goodreads...which is exactly why I stay away from reviews until I‘m finished! 😄😄😄 Hope you‘re enjoying it! 5y
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